Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate vocal tract function and the voice
quality in singers with muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) after undergoing combined …

Long-term average spectra (LTAS) have identified features in the sounds of singers and
have compared different vocal qualities based on energy changes that occur during different …

The present thesis explores factors and processes associated with the artistic profession
and development of opera singers. The profession of opera singers has a long story deriving …

Mitchell, Kenny et al.(2003) identified 'open throat'as integral to the production of an even
and consistent sound in classical singing. In this study, we compared vibrato rate, extent and …

In the third of a series of studies on open throat technique, we compared long term average
spectra (LTAS) of six advanced singing students under three conditions:'optimal'(O) …

Singing pedagogues have identified “open throat” as a widely used pedagogical tool in the
singing studio and a critical technique to achieve good classical vocal quality. This study is …

Listening to singing voices is an everyday occurrence for performers and pedagogues, and
indeed for every music listener. Expert listeners make rapid judgments about singers' vocal …

“Open throat” is a term regularly used in the singing studio. It is a pedagogic concept
transmitted through the oral tradition of singing. Mitchell and Kenny (Mitchell et al. 2003; …

During the last three decades of engaging through music with autistic children, as both a
teacher and researcher, I have been privileged to observe a number of simply extraordinary …

This study assessed expert listeners' perceptual evaluations of the vocal performances of
tertiary level classical singing students over two complete years of training. Fifteen singers …